See also: Vēsma and vēsmā

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From vēss (cool, cold) +‎ -ma. Cognates include Lithuanian vėsmė̃ (cool, shady place), dialectal vėsma (coolness, freshness).[1]

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Noun edit

vēsma f (4th declension)

  1. breeze (slow, gentle wind)
    silta pavasara vēsmawarm spring breeze
    viegla vēsma kustināja aizkarus, koka lapasa light breeze is moving the curtains, the tree leaves
    vējš ir silts kā dūnas un maigs kā samts; tas ir tikai vēsmathe wind is warm as down and gentle as velvet; it is just a breeze
  2. whiff (an odor gently spreading in some area, usually because of the wind)
    rudzu druvu un āboliņu lauku vēsma viņu mazliet atveldzinathe whiff, odor of the rye and clover fields refreshed him
  3. sign, trend (a sign, usually an early one, of some coming phenomenon)
    jaunās modes vēsmasnew fashion trends
    jaunu laiku vēsmassigns of new times, of a new era
    gaisā jūtamas rudens vēsmassigns of autumn can be felt in the air
    vēl viena jauna vēsma: beidzot tiek domāts par to, lai ar lieljaudas tehniku nesablietētu augsniyet another new sign, trend: finally they thought about whether the (use of) heavy machinery would not pack down the earth

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References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vēss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN